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Hepatitis C Testing
Hepatitis C TestingWhat to Expect When Getting TestedAll adults, pregnant women, and people with risk factors should get tested for Hepatitis people who get infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) develop a chronic, or lifelong, infection. Left untreated, chronic Hepatitis C can cause serious health problems, including liver damage, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and even death. People can live without symptoms or feeling sick, so Testing is the only way to know if you have Hepatitis C. Getting tested is important to find out if you are infected so you can get lifesaving treatment that can cure Hepatitis tested for Hepatitis CA blood test, called an HCV antibody test, is used to find out if someone has ever been infected with the Hepatitis C virus .
This test is called a nucleic acid test (NAT) for HCV RNA. Another name used for this test is a PCR test. If the NAT for HCV RNA is: • Negative - you were infected with hepatitis C virus, but the virus is no longer in your body because you were cured or cleared the virus naturally.
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